San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District water operator salary, 2025
San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District is a water district in San Bernardino County. 9 people worked as water operators for San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $121,409, overtime included.
What is the average water operator salary at San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District?
Official pay range1
$99,216 to $154,032
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest water operator title
Most of San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District's water operators (6 of 9) hold the title Water Systems Operator II, with an official range of $99,216 to $134,748. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $112,946, within the range.
- Water operators
- 9
- 9 of them worked the full year
- Starting salary
- $99,216
- bottom of the Water Systems Operator II range
- Median total pay
- $114,128
- the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
- Average pay rank
- 133rd
- of 300 California employers
What does each water operator title at San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District pay?
Each bar is the official range for one title, lowest first. The dot marks the average total pay of full-year staff in that title, where at least 5 people stand behind it.1
- Water Systems Operator II$112,946
- Lead Water Systems Operatorfewer than 5
official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Does San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District pay water operators more than other employers in San Bernardino County?
Average total pay of full-year water operators: San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District$121,409
- All employers in San Bernardino County$116,908
- All employers in California$123,726
Full-year water operators at San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District earned $4,501 more than the San Bernardino County average and $2,317 less than the California average.
Where does San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year water operators, by average total pay.1
All 300 California employers
San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District ranks 133rd of 300, above the middle employer.
Middle employer: $116,210
The 23 employers in San Bernardino County
San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District ranks 6th of 23, above the middle employer.
Middle employer: $107,676
Each bar counts the employers whose average total pay falls in a $5,000 band. The dashed line marks the middle employer.
Pension and health cover at San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District
As reported by the agency. Contributions are what the employer paid per full-year water operator, on top of wages.1
- Pension formula
- 3% at 60
- the most common formula among San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District's water operators
- Employer pension contribution
- $16,107
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $28,514
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about water operator pay at San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District
What is the average water operator salary at San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District?
Water operators at San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District who worked the full year earned an average of $121,409 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $114,128: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $99,216 to $154,032.
How much overtime do water operators at San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District earn?
Full-year water operators were paid an average of $6,159 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $5,663: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What pension do water operators at San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District get?
The most common pension formula among San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District's water operators is 3% at 60, as reported by the agency. The employer paid an average of $16,107 a year into the pension plan.
More salaries in San Bernardino County
- West Valley Water District$131,462 average total pay
- Cucamonga Valley Water District$126,136 average total pay
- Ontario$114,548 average total pay
- Big Bear Lake$113,898 average total pay
- Colton$112,554 average total pay
- San Bernardino$108,437 average total pay
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Sources for the San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District figures
Every person who held a water operator position at San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District at any point in 2025 counts toward the headcount. Pay figures use only people who worked roughly the full year: those whose regular pay reached at least 90% of the bottom of their official range. Total pay is gross wages before tax, including overtime, lump sums and other pay. Averages lead; the median total pay is the middle person's, with half above and half below, and is less pulled by a few people with a lot of overtime. Every figure covers at least 5 people.
- State Controller's Office, Government Compensation in California, 2025: positions, official pay ranges, wages, pension formula and employer contributions as reported by San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District.